Land Rover smashed through jewellery shop and set on fire in robbery

A jeep was smashed through a Southport jewellery shop and set on fire in ram raid robbery.

The group of robbers are then believed to have fled the scene after stealing goods from the David Search jewellers on Lord Street.

One lane on the busy road was initially closed after the robbery, which took place at around 4.40pm on Thursday, November 23, before both lanes were closed between the junctions with Bold Street and Nevill Street.

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One eye-witness, who was visiting the town centre at the time of the raid, told the Visiter that she saw the car smash through the window before around six people fled on bikes.

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service, which has a station a few hundred metres from the store, was quick to arrive at the scene and extinguish the vehicle.

A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: “Officers were called at around 4.40pm to reports that a Landrover Defender vehicle had rammed the premises and that possible suspects on motorcycles had been involved in the incident. The vehicle was alight and MFRS were in attendance.